Media Advisory - CFIB's Laura Jones, Mike Klassen available to comment on municipal spending at FCM Conference

TORONTO, May 31, 2013 /CNW/ - Executive vice president Laura Jones and director of provincial affairs Mike Klassen of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) are available throughout the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) conference to comment on unsustainable municipal spending.

"CFIB's research shows spending is increasing by as much as three to eight times the rate of population growth in Canada's largest cities," said Jones. "It's time that we changed the conversation to move away from the persistent demands for new tax revenues from our local governments to one that's serious about addressing the problem of over-spending."

To read Big City Spenders, a CFIB analysis of spending trends in Canada's three largest cities, please visit www.cfib.ca.

CFIB is Canada's largest association of small and medium-sized businesses with 109,000 members across every sector and region.

SOURCE: Canadian Federation of Independent Business

To arrange an interview with Laura Jones, please call Kimball Kastelen at 604-684-5325[o]/ 604-518-0548[c] or email [email protected].